To provide a platform for expressing the youth’s perception on social issues, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) will once again hold the Sine Kabataan, a short film competition that showcases the youth’s raw talents in telling stories through films about socially relevant issues that affect the youth.

Now on its third edition, the Sine Kabataan Short Film Competition will be choosing eight (8) entries as Finalists, which will each receive Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000).

The competition is open to all filmmakers of ages 15 to 30 years old. Short films must depict the youth’s perception of health, security and peacebuilding, education, and family values. Deadline for submission of entries is on June 21, 2019.

Finalists will be picked based on their content and choice of subject, story and screenplay, including the high technical standards for cinematography, production design, sound, editing, and other specialized aspects in filmmaking.


Ice Seguerra, last year's Sine Kabataan Ambassador

Exceptional Sine Kabataan short films will be given the following awards during the Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) 3 Awards Night, namely Best Short Film (P50,000), Jury’s Choice (P30,000), Best Director (P30,000), and Audience Choice (P10,000).

The film directors of the accepted projects will be part of the SineKamp, an exclusive film camp that helps participants learn from experts from the local film industry, as well as the FDCP’s Film Industry Conference featuring international speakers and mentors happening in September 2019.

Selected short films will be paired with PPP3 full feature counterparts and will be screened in all theaters nationwide during the PPP3 in September 2019.